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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Traffic Controller

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 262 people earned their degree in air traffic controller, making the major the 732nd most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 141 air traffic controller graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in air traffic controller. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality air traffic controller programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the air traffic controller program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree air traffic controller students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Air Traffic Controller

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s air traffic controller degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $1,729 for Associate Degree Air Traffic Controller students per year to attend Mt. San Antonio College.

Read more about Air Traffic Controller at Mt. SAC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate list. Community College of Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CCBC is $8,242 for associate degree air traffic controller students.

Full Community College of Baltimore County Air Traffic Controller Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 8 associates’s air traffic controller degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Georgia State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for Associate Degree Air Traffic Controller students.

Read more about Air Traffic Controller at Middle Georgia State University

#4

Aims Community College

Greeley, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aims Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate. Aims Community College is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s air traffic controller degrees to qualified students.

Aims Community College also made our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Aims Community College is $8,386 for Associate Degree Air Traffic Controller students.

Full Aims Community College Air Traffic Controller Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate list. UAA is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 2 associates’s air traffic controller degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAA is $12,995 for Associate Degree Air Traffic Controller students.

Read more about Air Traffic Controller at UAA

#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Lewis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s air traffic controller degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis also took the #3 spot in our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis is $18,664 for Associate Degree Air Traffic Controller students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Air Traffic Controller at Lewis

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Air Traffic Controller Schools for an Associate list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 13 associates’s air traffic controller degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Air Traffic Controller Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Tech is $31,097 for associate degree air traffic controller students.

Read full report on Air Traffic Controller at Florida Institute of Technology

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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